Shooters Notebook
Bullet Casting Links:
From Ingot to Target: A Cast Bullet Guide for Handgunners(c)
A Beginner’s Guide to Single Shot Smoothbore Pistols by Jim Leinicke
Pistol Shooters “Wheel of Misfortune”
Pistol Shooting: US Army Marksmanship Training Guide
Brownell’s Sight Correction Calculator
Gary Van Kauwenbergh’s Notes:
44-40 Loads
.515 Cal Smith Loads
.54 Cal Lorenz Loads
.69 Cal Harpers Ferry Loads
Parker Hale Muzzle Velocities
Graph
Table
Dave France Articles:
SUGGESTIONS FOR CASTING BULLETS
Modifying Musket & Carbine Locks for NSSA Competition
Flinching & Jerking
Note: Neither the Greenhill formula or Miller Rule are used for calculating twists for barrels using Minie balls!
Estimating Rifle Twists, The Greenhill formula:
http://kwk.us/twist.html
Estimating Rifle Twists, The Miller Rule:
http://www.jbmballistics.com/ballistics/bibliography/articles/miller_stability_2.pdf
Miller Rule Excel Spreadsheet:
http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2008/06/calculating-bullet-rpm-spin-rates-and-stability/
Disassembling your Henry and other information
Deciphering the markings on your reproduction guns
Recipes
Lube: See Los Angeles Silhouette Club
Homemade Firearm Cleaners & Lubricants
Mobil 1 Lube
- 7 parts beeswax
- 3 parts anhydrous lanolin
- 3 parts Mobil 1 motor oil
Or…
- 60% Beeswax
- 40% Mobil 1 motor oil
Murphy’s Oil Soap Solvent Recipe. Equal portions of:
- Murphy’s Oil Soap
- Hydrogen Peroxide
- Rubbing Alcohol
Moose Milk Recipe:
2 oz. Peroxide
1 oz. Water soluble oil (Napa Auto Parts store part number is 765-1526 for 1 pint)
1 oz. Lestoil
16 oz. tap water bottle
